Ayush Badoni started off his Duleep Trophy 2025 campaign with a well-crafted half-century. Against the East Zone team, Badoni played his fifty-plus innings for the North Zone.

The 25-year-old batter completed his 50 in 49 balls with five 4s. Badoni, who is known for his aggressive batting approach, synchronized today's (August 28, 2025) innings with a calm and composed manner. He could have converted his half century into a big score, but Mukhtar Hussain did not let that happen. Hussain picked up Badoni's wicket when he was batting with 63 runs. The right-handed batter departed, scoring 63 after facing 60 balls. With 7 fours, his strike rate was slightly over 105.

Ayush created two notable partnerships for the North Zone. With Yashasvi Dhull, he stitched a partnership of 67 runs, and with Nishant Sindhu, the partnership was for 61 runs. 

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Ayush Badoni 50 runs in 49 balls (5x4, 0x6) North Zone 164/3 #NZvEZ #DuleepTrophy #QF1 Scorecard:https://t.co/61CVsuVZZT

— BCCI Domestic (@BCCIdomestic) August 28, 2025

After a promising IPL 2025 season with Lucknow Super Giants (LSG), the ongoing Duleep Trophy is an appropriate stage for him to shine. With LSG, Delhi-born in 11 innings, scored 329 runs at an average of 32.90, including a highest score of 74. During the match against Punjab Kings, the emerging batter got the 74-run knock. Before that, against Rajasthan Royals, Badoni struck a 50-run innings in the previous season of the Indian Premier League. 

North Zone vs East Zone Playing XI:

East Zone XI: Utkarsh Singh, Sharandeep Singh, Virat Singh, Riyan Parag (c), Kumar Kushagra (w), Sridam Paul, Suraj Sindhu Jaiswal, Mukhtar Hussain, Mohammed Shami, Manishi, Mukesh Kumar. 

North Zone XI: Shubham Khajuria, Ankit Kumar (c), Yash Dhull, Ayush Badoni, Kanhaiya Wadhawan (w), Sahil Lotra, Nishant Sindhu, Harshit Rana, Auqib Nabi Dar, Mayank Dagar, Arshdeep Singh.